China Tech to Face Even Closer Scrutiny From Global Governments
- More countries will unite against Beijing’s tech push: report
- Chinese firms seen as ‘malign actors’ because of party links
Australia, Japan and the U.K. have already followed the U.S. in banning Huawei from 5G networks.
Photographer: Hollie Adams/BloombergChina’s tech companies will face a tougher time globally as digital decoupling accelerates and countries with shared values join forces to promote their technology standards and ethics, according to a report from the Hinrich Foundation.
Moves by the U.S. against companies such as TikTok, WeChat, Huawei Technologies Co. and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. are only the beginning of a deeper shift that will also see the European Union and international organizations rethink how they engage with Chinese technology, said the Asia-based foundation set up by U.S. entrepreneur Merle Hinrich.
Australia, Japan and the U.K. have already followed the U.S. in banning Huawei from 5G networks. India has prohibited more than 100 Chinese apps including the video-sharing platform TikTok.
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